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U.S. employers added a surprising 228,000 jobs last month, as the American labor market continues to show resilience. The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2%.

China announced April 4 that it will impose a 34% tariff on imports of all U.S. products beginning April 10, part of a flurry of retaliatory measures following the U.S. slate of tariffs.

BNSF Railway, Norfolk Southern (NS) and the Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) have announced a collaboration to enhance intermodal service from the Pacific Northwest. The partners aim to deliver a three-day-faster service for…

Independent truck drivers on average made a bit more money in 2024 than they did in 2023, but they worked harder for those extra dollars. That’s the conclusion of Todd Amen, the president of ATBS, long one of the leading…

President Donald Trump late Wednesday ordered the U.S. government to end duty-free treatment for small-dollar shipments from China and Hong Kong, effective May 2, as a way to cut off illicit imports of synthetic opioids and…

Just hours after taking effect, President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on imported cars were already reverberating around the globe.

C.R. England adopts AI-powered driver-facing cameras (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves) Nationwide truckload carrier C.R. England recently announced it has chosen safety and telematics provider Lytx to equip its 3,500-truck…

An Illinois-based trucking and logistics company has notified its 250 drivers that the carrier is ceasing operations immediately. Truck drivers for LTI Trucking Services said they received a fleetwide message Wednesday…

All thawed out (Photo: Matveev Aleksandr/Shutterstock) In a deviation from the traditional format of the newsletter this week, we’re taking a bigger look at the possible impacts and disruptions to the pharmaceutical and…